Spy synonyms
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(Military) A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft
Some moles that appear after the age of twenty could be a sign of skin cancer.
To act as a spy
An agent is defined as someone or something that makes something happen.
investigate (related)
A person who secretly observes others to obtain information
A person who carries on espionage or similar work of a secret nature, as for a government
counterspy
A spy used in counterespionage
A person on a police force, whose work is investigating and trying to solve crimes
intelligencer
A secret agent, an informer, or a spy.
secret-service agent
undercover man
counterintelligence agent
espionage agent
A spy employed by two rival espionage organizations
A watcher or sentinel.
A person who watches, esp. one who keeps watch beside a sick or dead person
wiretapper
A person who installs, or monitors wiretaps
To survey or study mentally; consider:
Used in the imperative for the purpose of calling attention.
To catch sight of (something difficult to discern).
Observe is defined as to celebrate, to see or watch.
Examine is defined as to analyze, inspect or carefully study.
take-note
To pay attention; to take notice; to note
To discover is defined as to learn something new, become aware of something or to find something, especially if you are the first to locate it.
To make a search; seek.
(Sports) To give up control (of the ball and thus the ability to score).
To be partially visible; show:
To raise, move, or force open with a lever.
spy upon
To act as a spy
set a watch on
To act as a spy
Hound is defined as to hunt, chase or urge on.
To follow the course taken by; pursue:
To keep to or stick to:
To move about stealthily; sneak.
To follow along at the heels of someone
(--- Informal) To put in a spot in a schedule or listing
see (related)
To be a spectator at; view or attend
meddle (related)
To concern oneself with or take part in other people's affairs without being asked, welcomed, or needed; interfere (in or with)
(Slang) To look over carefully, esp. in preparation for an intended robbery
To discover or manage to perceive (something hidden or not easily noticed)
To act as a spy
The definition of inspect is to carefully look over someone or something, especially to determine if minimum criteria or standards are met.
To perceive with the mind; detect:
To peer through a small aperture or from behind something.
To act as a spy
To go or move in a quiet, stealthy way.
To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.
To act as a spy
stake-out
To mark off the limits by stakes; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.
To act as a spy
A participant of an operation.
To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.). [from 13th c.]
To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate.
To appear by glimpses.
secret (or undercover) agent
undercover agent
(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight.
1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.35:
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